now you're cooking

English

Etymology

Derives from a version of the advertising slogan Now you're cooking with gas!, that entered the popular lexicon in the 1930s. See also cooking with gas.

Pronunciation

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Phrase

now you're cooking

  1. (idiomatic) Used to praise someone for adopting a more effective or suitable method or approach, or to signal that progress is being made.
    Alice: "Why are you still using that old software? You should try out the new version."
    Bob: "Hey, this is really nice; much better than that crusty stuff we were using before."
    Alice: "Now you're cooking!"

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